Grandma Who Pumped 3500+ Hours into Animal Crossing New Leaf is a Character in New Horizons

In early 2019, an adorable grandma, Audrey, went viral when her grandson posted a video about her and her love for Animal Crossing in a 30 minute, heart warming video. She played pretty much every single day for 4 years. Listen to the joy in her voice as she walks around the village. I’ll cry right now.

Last year, Audrey’s 3DS broke. But don’t worry, she got a new one thanks to a lot of generous people on the internet. During a system transfer, Audrey’s grandson uploaded a picture showing his grandma’s time played.

My 87-year-old grandma has played Animal Crossing New Leaf on her 3DS every single day for the past 4 years now.

Her 3DS finally broke this year, so we got her a new one for Christmas. During a system transfer I checked her activity log: pic.twitter.com/R33KycrW4q

Big boy time right there. And now it’s looking like this adorable 87 year old, is getting her own character in Animal Crossing New Horizons.

We have an official name for the new Wolf villager in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and her name is Audie! She may be named after the grandma who went viral last year for her 3500+ hours in New Leaf. 🥰

Audrey’s mayor name in New Leaf, is Audie. And the new wolf villager in New Horizons, is named Audie. Audie the wolf flaunts some shades, and short blonde hair. Maybe based off an old picture of Audrey.

This is the news I needed to see today. We have the coronavirus closing everything down, quarantining us, and killing people, Tom Brady leaving the Patriots, and the weather is as grey as possible. I just needed something to cheer my heart up. And here we have it. What a way to pay homage to one of the most die hard fans. It really goes to show you that video games are universal, and Animal Crossing specifically. It’s so relaxing and easy to play. I would die for Audrey. I don’t know her, and I’ll never meet her, but I would take a bullet for her.

I can’t wait to see Audi when New Horizons comes out in 3 days. It doesn’t matter how many peaches she needs or how many chores I need to do for her. I will be there ready to work and do it with a smile on my face.